Updegraff v. Pennsylvania Game Commission

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

Harry J. Updegraff, wMle in tbe course of Ms employment as a game protector, suffered a coronary occlusion wbicb resulted in his death. His widow filed a claim for compensation on the ground that her husband’s death resulted from over-exertion in the course of his employment. The referee’s award of compensation was affirmed by the board and the court below and this appeal was taken by the State Workmen’s Insurance Fund.

The facts are undisputed. At about 2:30 p. m. on March 5, 1942, someone called at the Updegraff home and told the deceased that two dogs were chasing deer at…